Rise of Rurik Chapter 276

By now, the purpose of the Ross people has been transformed into complete conquest.

The Ross people lived in the homes of the gray squirrel tribesmen, and the real tribesmen had to build temporary shelters outdoors. Otto decided to use such a move to reward his hard-working warriors, and secondly, he wanted to surrender to the new ranks. Who declares the relationship between master and servant.

Including the warriors of the Salmon Lord tribe who served as their servants, they also had to build a shack.

"Gray Squirrel" and "Lord of Salmon", two tribes that have economic conflicts in fishing and hunting, are now meeting in such an awkward way.

Mechasta and Kaihas, the two tribal leaders no longer hate each other.

Because the two tribes that belonged to the same group of scientific and literary people have already been set for completely different destinies by the conquerors.

The hatred is meaningless, and the two even sit by the campfire in the cold night, discussing their respective futures.

The flames under the night were burning, and the people who built the shack were all asleep.

Mezzasta threw wooden sticks into the fire boredly: "In the end, you still won."

"No. I failed, you also failed, we all failed." Kehas sighed secretly.

"We can't beat them, we all accept their rule. It's really unexpected that our hunters who have captured squirrels for generations will leave their homeland. From now on, this will be your territory."

Kaijas grinned bitterly: "Are you exalting me? Where are you going?"

Metzasta points first to the west and then to the north. "Everything is destiny. If I didn't send that **** expedition, how could we encounter such bad luck. I was complacent about the discovery of iron ore, but I didn't expect it to become the treasure of the Ross people. It's okay now, we are ashamed. The squirrel tribe will eventually become miners, and the whole tribe will only migrate. From now on, you and I will no longer be enemies."

"Maybe, it's not a bad thing for you." Kehas pointed at the occupied mountain fort. "You contributed your son and daughter, and you dedicated your child to that Rurik. You are very smart."

"It's stupid. You know, I can't help but." Metzasta said regretfully.

"We are all helpless, and I also sent my daughter. Maybe, just because my daughter is not beautiful, she can't be the concubine of that boy. You are lucky at this point, because that boy will be the leader of the Ross people."

"Who knows?" Mezzasta shrugged. "I have been ordered to send all the messengers out. The leaders on the upper reaches of the river will definitely come. If they don't come, the Ross people will send more people next year. Crusade. Anyway, after we leave, you will be in charge of the remaining Kewen people. You are now the leader of everyone."

Kaijas didn't respond immediately, he stared at the flames with empty eyes and thought a lot in his heart.

Dominate all Kewen tribes? How can one's own virtue?

Obviously, the Salmon Lord tribe was never strong enough to swallow all the tribes, and Kaihas never thought of this possibility in his life. The Rus came, and the tribal politics of the Oulu Valley was forced to completely reshuffle.

The future Salmon Lord tribe will be under the supervision of the Rus, and will control all the Corvins on behalf of the Rus.

If the Roths are principled, the future seems pretty good.

In fact, in the first morning after the battle, several messengers ran the reindeer sleigh to the other three tribes.

The other surviving tribesmen, under the supervision of the Rus, began to clean up the headless bodies of the war dead who had been frozen into a pile of ice.

Dead corpses in a different place, their souls will not be able to return to the sea of ​​souls, and sad souls can only wander in the snow-covered forest.

The Corvins believed these statements. They gathered up the corpses spontaneously, and then dig a pit under the pine trees, and threw them in with the corpse and head. The shaman, who was good at imitating birdsong, performed a strange dance in front of every mass grave.

Yes, it seemed to Rurik that it was a strange dance, coupled with the unique tweet when dancing, seemed to be able to connect with the sea of ​​souls they believed in.

This is their belief, and Rurik is just a bystander.

At least they are struggling to bury the dead, and finally they have a peaceful ending.

In the late spring when the ice melted and the snow melted, Rurik knew that the Grey Squirrel Hill would take people out of the building, and the traces of the war were completely washed away by the Oulu River, which was rushing with melting ice floods.

The Ross people will stay in the Grey Squirrel Hill for a while, because the Ross people must conclude a sacred agreement with the leaders of all the Corvins to determine the power of the master to the servant and the obligation of the servant to the master.

Otto arranged for the surviving Buraku people to act as messengers for the first time, giving the messenger only three days to deliver his will.

It can be said that Otto gave the three tribes that have not yet appeared some time to prepare.

The Ross people will wait four more days at most. If it is the fourth day, if the three tribal leaders do not come in person, it is equivalent to announcing that they are declaring war against the Ross people, and then Ross' crusade will surely come next year.

During the three-day waiting period, all the Ross Warriors have to do is rest. Some young warriors focused on the women of the gray squirrel tribe whose husbands had died, and the women who had completely lost their support. In order to survive or accept passively without thinking, they had a relationship with the Ross people.

But these survivors have become the servants of Rurik, and in order to appease the tribal warriors who did not get slaves after the war, Rurik announced that after returning to Roseburg, all the warriors will give out a special reward of ten silver coins. In fact, it is to buy out one's own ownership of slaves.

As a result, the situation quickly developed, and many tribal warriors and conquered women became Lushui couples. They broke the rules, but neither Otto nor Liurik wanted to interfere.

In the past two years, the Rus have been absorbing foreign women, and this policy has caused a new normal in the development of the Rus tribe's population. There are a large number of women who are not actually married, and Rurik is now the leader, and will find ways to introduce marriage to them, and women in this time and space need to rely on a man to survive.

This is the normal life in Northern Europe in this time and space. Women never thought that polygamy was inappropriate in the past.

Otto and Rülik have only two requirements: a warrior who owns a woman can't get a bonus. When a relationship occurs, the relationship must be established forever.

Although lacking a sense of ritual, as many as twenty Ross warriors immediately had a Corvin wife recognized by the leader's family.

The young warriors feel that they have made a lot of money, and they clearly have the opportunity to marry more women in the future.

A perfect example is here-Rurik.

Since the future leader is only a child, he was destined to have as many as four wives when he was in his hometown, and now he has taken the fifth place. A warrior is naturally inferior to the leader, so seize the opportunity and have to marry two or three in this life.

Without the participation of a large number of foreign women, the situation in Roseburg is quite serious. Unexpectedly, it was the excessive number of young men that forced the Ross people to go out collectively to conquer the new world of the Ross people with their swords. The best way to solve the marriage problems of young people is to forcibly marry foreign women.

Rurik was very pleased that his own ethnic group did not demand the ethnicity of his wife, and they were particularly tolerant on this issue. A national fusion is taking place, and the strength of the Rus is expanding.

Finally, within the agreed time, the three defeated leaders arrived at the conquered gray squirrel tribe on a sledge.

Eight hundred men set off. They hoped that this army could completely annihilate the invading Varangans, but few escaped.

It can be said that after this battle, the three tribes living near Lake Oulu at the upper reaches of the river have been defeated and their backbones have been broken.

Originally, the population of these tribes was only five or six hundred people. After the terrible defeat of the expedition to the best of their ability, they even lost their fishermen.

What kind of concept is this?

After a great battle, the three tribes have left 300 women in general, and there are only 50 or 60 men of all ages. Among them, there are only a handful of middle-aged men. The three tribes are in a similar situation, and their demographic structure has completely changed after the war!

So when the messenger brought the ultimatum of the Conqueror of Ross, the three tribal leaders discussed and decided to surrender due to the current desolate form.

In theory, they could flee as a clan to build new settlements. However, how do tribes that have lost most of their male counterparts motivated to build new settlements?

Besides, if you reject the Ross people now, they will find out in the future, and the result will be a dead end.

The three chiefs obeyed the messenger's suggestion. They brought a batch of tributes, hoping that the Rus would accept the gifts and be kind to their tribe.

The gloomy days finally turned into snow, the sky was floating with tiny snowflakes, the new snow covered the bloodstains that were frozen after the war, and the silvery ground covered all the traces of the war.

At noon on the third day, some sledges suddenly appeared above the glacier, and their appearance immediately attracted the attention of the Ross people who were cutting logs for firewood.

Otto hurriedly led a ticket of warriors standing on the frozen river, watching a team approach him.

After a while, three very furry men, accompanied by a small group of obviously child-like entourages, approached the mighty team of Ross people.

Those who came were the three opponents who had never met before but sent troops to fight.

The image of Otto in chain mail, a beard, and a steel sword in his hand gave the three chiefs great fear. Look at these Russ again, they are indeed Varangians, exactly the same as the legendary image!

"Kneel down!" Evlo, who had acted as an interpreter, ordered on behalf of Otto.

The three men and their entourage knelt down and explained their intentions.

Listening to the translation, Otto looked at the reindeer sleighs pulling some leather, and couldn't help feeling that the three tribes were very smart.

All this Rurik was waiting for his eyes to watch, and beside him stood brothers and sisters Telavis and Sepolava.

"Who are the three? The three chiefs?" asked Rurik.

"Yes the masters. They are Bakan (extreme cold), Terho (acorn) and Ohdo (big bear)."

Some strange names.

Rurik shrugged and asked, "You all know them?"

"Just heard from my father. We are friends with them, so..."

"How is it?" Rurik asked.

"That's why they will send troops to help us fight. Master, I hope you don't resent them."

"Then it depends on what they do. They'd better be loyal servants," Rurik said no more. He flicked his neck and turned away: "You two should not stay outdoors anymore. Come into the house with me."

Now, Rurik naturally arranges this pair of brothers and sisters to be his followers. Because of the very cooperation of the two, Rurik feels in a trance, as if they knew each other a long time ago.

Rurik heard the names of the three chiefs for the first time, and he didn't think it made any sense. Rurik knew exactly what would happen next, so he took his attendants back to the warm semi-crypt house for the first time, which was the home of the Telavis brothers and sisters, and the shabby mansion of the chief of the gray squirrel tribe. .

After a while, the three leaders and servants, under the "escort" of the Ross warrior holding a sword and shield, entered the preset meeting room.

Sitting on the animal skin cushion, Otto was proud, and there were more than 20 warriors in chain mail standing in the room, which further demonstrated the powerfulness of the Ross people.

Nowadays, it is extremely rare for all the tribal leaders of the Corvins to gather together. At this moment, even if there are many grievances and grievances in the ordinary days, everyone has become the slaves of the Ross people.

Otto had no thoughts and no reason to talk to these failed slaves in terms of politeness and falsehood.

He directly stated his request as the leader of Rose, while Jeflo tried his best to interpret at the same time.

"You Corvins are now slaves of our Russ! For the survivors, you will be protected by us. For the traitors, you will be killed."

"You three leaders actually sent an army to attack us. You are guilty. Seeing that your attitude of confession is very good, I can give you forgiveness."

"We Ross are the masters of all of you, but I do not intend to directly control you. The Grey Squirrel Tribe will be taken away, and the four tribes below will continue to stay on your existing land."

"I believe that the Salmon Lord tribe is the leader of all the remaining tribes. Kaihas, rule over you on our behalf."

"Except for the gray squirrel tribe, the remaining four tribes of yours must fulfill their obligations as servants. Each of your tribes must give 2,000 squirrel skins to our Ross people every year. If you fail to do so, you will encounter our crusade. You There is no right to refuse! You must pay us the tribute. One less squirrel skin will not work."

"In exchange, if outsiders attack any of your tribes, they are fighting against us Rus. It is said that there are Tavastias. If this group of people attack you, we Russ will take the initiative to attack them.”

Otto said so, and the leaders really listened on pins and needles.

"Do you have any ideas?" Otto asked deliberately.

The scene was weirdly calm for a while, and finally a tribal leader said weakly: "Great... great Rus. Because of the war, almost all men in my tribe died. You order us to take out two thousand copies every year. A tribute of squirrel skin. It's really difficult."

Otto suddenly drew his sword, the metal buzzing startled Rurik who was sitting and watching, and almost scared the five leaders.

Otto's sword pointed at the talking leader, scared that man almost collapsed on the ground.

"What are your difficulties? Is it because we killed your man?"

The leader lying on the ground stammered and said: "Great...Ross. We... have lost too many men. My entourages are all boys, and my people even lack fishermen. Two thousand squirrel skins a year... …"

Otto immediately yelled: "Shut up! That's your reason? Why don't we take someone to kill all of you, so that you don't have to pay tribute anymore, because you are all dead."

The leader got up with difficulty, he knew that bargaining was meaningless.

At this moment, Rurik could feel his father's domineering, although his father's request was obviously unreasonable, but his father was always working on the position of the Ross people to gain benefits.

Rurik felt that his father's decision was too harsh. After all, there was no war. The combined population of the five Corvin tribes was only four thousand people. After a series of wars, Rurik estimated that all the Corvins who died had a population of over 1,000. Among the remaining population, a group of people will leave here permanently.

The remaining Kewen people, according to Otto's request, each of these people, young and old, must pay tribute to four squirrel skins every year.

Does Rurik even think that there are so many squirrels in this area that can be caught by the Kowen?

Although he felt a little inappropriate, Rurik didn't say anything. After all, the Ross people needed to show the authority of their masters, and these conquered guys needed unconditional obedience. Completing a harsh tribute obligation is to bleed their strength for a long time, avoid a theoretical counterattack, and force them to show loyalty through harsh tasks.

Otto finally reiterated his only reason for worrying about all tribal leaders: "You four tribes must give us 8,000 squirrel skins in autumn every year. If they fail to complete, they will be hit by us."

No one dared to question or refute, any reason with practical significance became meaningless here in Otto.

But Otto's request is not over yet.

This time, Otto aimed at the three tribes that sent reinforcements and was killed by the Ross army, which was almost annihilated.

"I heard that your three tribes have raised some reindeer, but what about it?! Ah, you don't need to say, I know you must have them. Now I order you to pay tribute to a hundred reindeer and your reserve of hay I also want you to provide twenty reindeer sleighs. If you fail to accomplish this, you will surely encounter our crusade."

About the deer, Mezzasta actually said. Up to now, Mechasta has no longer cared about the relatively harmonious relationship with the three neighboring tribes. In order to work hard in front of the new master to bring protection to his tribe, he desperately shook out what he knew. It can be said that he sold his friends thoroughly.

Most of the reindeer of the Kewen people were snatched from the northern deer breeders.

Wild reindeer still need to be domesticated. Rather than catching wild reindeer, it is better to rob other reindeer. Looting and conquering, these concepts are well understood by the scholars. It's just that they haven't thought that one day they will be completely conquered by the Varangians in the west of the sea. What is even more unexpected is that the deer breeders have already defected to the Varangans.

This is what the Kewen tribes have learned.

That is to say, when the Rus announced the conquest of all the Corvins, the northern part of Finland, up to the Arctic Ocean, became the territory of the Rus.

As the leader of the Ross people, Otto declared that he was the master of all deer breeders and all Kewen people.

And Rurik will inherit all this.

Rurik couldn't help thinking about ~www.mtlnovel.com~ Otto was clearly a hero and a deep pioneer to the Ross tribe. On the other hand, maybe because of this small body, the whole person is still too conservative.

"No. I must be stronger than Otto. I must take the Russian army and lay down a large territory. The entire Finland, the entire Lapland, and the entire Murmansk are mine! It must be mine! Oh, There must be Karelia in the future."

In fact, Rurik knew that after Otto had made such a claim, Lapland, Murmansk, and Oulu Valley, because the limited inhabitants of these areas were either sparsely populated and poorly equipped. Either it is a servant, the claim of the Rus has a very realistic meaning.

The three chiefs left dejectedly. They had no bargaining power. They could only take the barbaric order of the Rus, and drove the reindeer carriage that unloaded all the gifts to their tribe, and were forced to collect the tribute that Rus needed. And rushed back in three days.

If the deadline is delayed, it would be a betrayal to the Ross people, and Otto threatened his punishment to do what he said.

The three leaders did not dare to resist, because they had completely lost the capital to resist.

Chapter end